School Nurse
Royal Russell School
Croydon
- Expired
- Salary:
- c£31,600 pa (plus cost of living award)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2016
- Apply by:
- 26 May 2016
Job overview
Hours: Full-time, term-time post (36 weeks per year) for September 2016
Salary: c£31,600 pa (plus cost of living award) (Job share or part-time working would be considered)
We are a highly respected independent co-educational day and boarding school in South Croydon with c 965 pupils aged from 3-18.
We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic and innovative qualified School Nurse to join our team of three in our Medical Centre working with the School Doctor and Counsellor to support our pupils, including 130 boarders. You will provide a nursing and first-aid service to pupils and staff, care for minor injuries and illnesses, provide emergency medical treatment, and participate in the School Health Promotion and PHSE programmes to enhance pupil health and well-being.
You will be a Registered Nurse with at least two years’ post registration experience and have experience and knowledge of providing first aid and emergency care. Ideally you should have paediatric nursing experience.
Working hours are in accordance with the 3-week rota which provides for 3 days off a week. The rota covers the Centre opening hours of 7.30 am to 10.00 pm, Monday to Sunday plus some sleeping-in shifts in the Medical Centre when on call during the hours of 10.00 pm and 7.30 am.
If you are interested in joining us, please visit http://www.royalrussell.co.uk/Vacancies where you will find further information on this role and on our staff benefits, or call the School on 0208 657 4433 to request the job details and an application form. Please send completed applications by post or by email to hr@royalrussell.co.uk.
Applications will be considered on receipt and should arrive no later than 12.00 noon on Friday 27th May 2016.
Short listed candidates will be contacted by telephone and asked to attend an interview in the week commencing 6th June 2016.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (including a check against the Children’s Barred List) and other pre-employment screening.
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About Royal Russell School
Thank you for your interest in joining the Royal Russell team
Royal Russell is an Independent Day and Boarding School for boys and girls aged 3 to 18.
Royal Russell is different by design and offers an exceptional education as a family school by valuing what makes each pupil distinctively brilliant. Pupils are supported to realise their vision of success in an open community that reflects the real world and celebrates all achievements.
Located just 8 mins from East Croydon station, pupils enjoy the 110-acre campus, which contains incredible facilities to inspire learning and personal growth; from cutting-edge science labs, extensive sporting facilities, Chapel, Great Hall, spacious dining areas, Performing Arts Centre and beautiful Houses surrounded by green open space.
The School offers bespoke educational pathways to support children and is guided by expert tutors, teachers, coaches and pastoral teams.
There are more than 300 pupils in the Junior School, and over 800 pupils in the Senior School including approximately 250 pupils in the Sixth Form. The School also has around 180 boarders staying in the boarding houses on campus. Pupils benefit from learning in a co-educational setting and as part of an open community that reflects the real world, celebrating both individual and collective achievements.
Royal Russell was founded in 1853 as a charity to look after orphans of families from the textile trades and is proud to have enjoyed Royal Patronage from its foundation, and for having Her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as the School’s Patron during her reign.
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